IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.43714 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-43 Year-2026 Thana- KURSAKANTA District- Araria ====================================================== Kanhaiya Kumar Yadav S/o Shankar Yadav R/o - Kolhua Ward 14, P.S - Kursakanta, District - Araria ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. XXX D/o YYY R/o - Kolhua Ward 14, P.S - Kursakanta, District - Araria ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ratnakar Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satya Nand Shukla, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-07-2026 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned APP appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under Sections 79, 74 and 60 of the B.N.S. and Section 8 of the POCSO Act. 3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 24.02.2026 at about 8:30 PM, the informant was alone in the courtyard when her neighbor, namely Ramani Devi, came to her house and through persuasion, took her to the house of this petitioner where he molested her. When the informant started screaming, this petitioner covered her mouth with a piece of cloth and attempted to sexually assault her. The victim in her statement Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.43714 of 2026(2) dt.08-07-2026 2/2 recorded under Sections 180 and 183 of the B.N.S.S. has supported the prosecution case. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, specific and direct nature of accusation, gravity of offence and statement of the victim recorded under Sections 180 and 183 of the B.N.S.S., the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner is rejected. shashank/- (Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) U T